Lorenz: Add section regarding possibility of mirroring Nixpkgs on the Radicle network

2026-10-05T09:47:04Z

Add section regarding possibility of mirroring Nixpkgs on the Radicle network

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			=== Mirroring Nixpkgs ===

			Replicating ("mirroring") a copy of Nixpkgs on the Radicle network is discussed in multiple places. Consider the following incomplete list of references:

			* [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/could-somebody-setup-an-authorative-mirror-of-nixpkgs-on-radicle/63999 Topic on discourse.nixos.org]
			* [https://github.com/NixOS/infra/issues/678 Issue in github.com/NixOS/infra]
			* [https://radicle.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/438104-Nix/topic/Nixpkgs.20mirror/with/567708138 Topic on radicle.zulipchat.com]

Onny: Initial page

2026-10-01T13:23:10Z

Initial page

New page

[https://radicle.dev Radicle] is a distributed code repository with support for Git. Repositories can be shared between several nodes in a P2P network, ensuring availability even one or more nodes go offline.

=== Setup ===
A minimal node can be setup with the following configuration snippet. It will use the name <code>localhost</code> and the control api endpoint will listen on http://0.0.0.0:8080.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.radicle = {
enable = true;
httpd = {
enable = true;
listenAddress = "0.0.0.0";
listenPort = 8080;
};
publicKey = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOeF3XkiZrxJAWYBih2KPUdy01hO5raRX+fqbhJwsj/n";
node.openFirewall = true;
settings = {
preferredSeeds = [ ];
node = {
alias = "localhost";
relay = "always";
seedingPolicy = {
default = "allow";
scope = "all";
};
};
};
};
</syntaxhighlight>The public key needs to get generated using following command<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
nix run nixpkgs#radicle-node -- auth
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Configuration ===
To share a specific repository, for example an unoffical nixpkgs one, add it to the <code>node.seedingPolicy</code> section.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.radicle = {
settings = {
seedingPolicy = {
repositories."rad:z3StaJpzQNGhhkPfhCtRxSmNZZpu9" = "all";
};
};
};

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Radicle - Revision history

Lorenz: Add section regarding possibility of mirroring Nixpkgs on the Radicle network

Onny: Initial page